Chapter 79, 46 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By those (angels) who pull out (the souls of the disbelievers and the wicked) with great violence.
WaalnnaziAAati gharqan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا
By those (angels) who gently take out (the souls of the believers).
Waalnnashitati nashtan
وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا
And by those that swim along (i.e. angels or planets in their orbits).
Waalssabihati sabhan
وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا
And by those that press forward as in a race (i.e. the angels or stars or the horses).
Faalssabiqati sabqan
فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا
And by those angels who arrange to do the Commands of their Lord, (so verily, you disbelievers will be called to account).
Faalmudabbirati amran
فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
On the Day (when the first blowing of the Trumpet is blown), the earth and the mountains will shake violently (and everybody will die).
Yawma tarjufu alrrajifatu
يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
The second blowing of the Trumpet follows it (and everybody will be resurrected).
TatbaAAuha alrradifatu
تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ
(Some) hearts that Day will shake with fear and anxiety.
Quloobun yawmaithin wajifatun
قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Their eyes will be downcast.
Absaruha khashiAAatun
أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
They say: "Shall we indeed be returned to (our) former state of life?
Yaqooloona ainna lamardoodoona fee alhafirati
يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
"Even after we are crumbled bones?"
Aitha kunna AAithaman nakhiratan
أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
They say: "It would in that case, be a return with loss!"
Qaloo tilka ithan karratun khasiratun
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
But it will be only a single Zajrah [shout (i.e., the second blowing of the Trumpet)], (See Verse 37:19).
Fainnama hiya zajratun wahidatun
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
When behold, they find themselves on the surface of the earth alive after their death,
Faitha hum bialssahirati
فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
Has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?
Hal ataka hadeethu moosa
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ
When his Lord called him in the sacred valley of Tuwa,
Ith nadahu rabbuhu bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan
إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh); verily he has transgressed all bounds (in crimes, sins, polytheism, disbelief).
Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ
And say to him: "Would you purify yourself (from the sin of disbelief by becoming a believer)?"
Faqul hal laka ila an tazakka
فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
"And that I guide you to your Lord, so you should fear Him?"
Waahdiyaka ila rabbika fatakhsha
وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
Then [Musa (Moses)] showed him the great sign (miracles).
Faarahu alayata alkubra
فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] belied and disobeyed.
Fakaththaba waAAasa
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah).
Thumma adbara yasAAa
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud,
Fahashara fanada
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Saying: "I am your lord, most high."
Faqala ana rabbukumu alaAAla
فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
So Allah, seized him with punishment for his last and first transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]
Faakhathahu Allahu nakala alakhirati waaloola
فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.
Inna fee thalika laAAibratan liman yakhsha
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ
Are you more difficult to create or is the heaven that He constructed?
Aantum ashaddu khalqan ami alssamao banaha
أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا
He raised its height, and has perfected it.
RafaAAa samkaha fasawwaha
رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا
Its night He covers with darkness and its forenoon He brings out (with light)
Waaghtasha laylaha waakhraja duhaha
وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا
And after that He spread the earth,
Waalarda baAAda thalika dahaha
وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture.
Akhraja minha maaha wamarAAaha
أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا
And the mountains He has fixed firmly,
Waaljibala arsaha
وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا
(To be) a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.
MataAAan lakum walianAAamikum
مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
But when there comes the greatest catastrophe (i.e. the Day of Recompense) -
Faitha jaati alttammatu alkubra
فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ
The Day when man shall remember what he strove for.
Yawma yatathakkaru alinsanu ma saAAa
يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
And Hell-fire shall be made apparent in full view for (every) one who sees.
Waburrizati aljaheemu liman yara
وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
Then for him who transgressed all bounds, (in disbelief, oppression and evil deeds of disobedience to Allah).
Faamma man tagha
فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
And preferred the life of this world (by following his evil desires and lusts),
Waathara alhayata alddunya
وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Verily, his abode will be Hell-fire;
Fainna aljaheema hiya almawa
فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
But as for him who feared standing before his Lord, and restrained himself from impure evil desires and lusts.
Waama man khafa maqama rabbihi wanaha alnnafsa AAani alhawa
وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
Verily, Paradise will be his abode.
Fainna aljannata hiya almawa
فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
They ask you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) about the Hour - when will be its appointed time?
Yasaloonaka AAani alssaAAati ayyana mursaha
يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا
You have no knowledge to say anything about it.
Feema anta min thikraha
فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا
To your Lord belongs (the knowledge of) the term thereof?
Ila rabbika muntahaha
إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا
You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) are only a warner for those who fear it,
Innama anta munthiru man yakhshaha
إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا
The Day they see it, (it will be) as if they had not tarried (in this world) except an afternoon or a morning.
Kaannahum yawma yarawnaha lam yalbathoo illa AAashiyyatan aw duhaha
كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا